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FXAK69 PAFG 152219
AFDAFG

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
219 PM AKDT SAT JUN 15 2013

.DISCUSSION...

UPPER AIR...MODELS SHOW HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN ALASKA
BEGINNING TO MOVE EAST THURSDAY NIGHT. LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING
SEA WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWEST. LOW NEAR THE NORTH POLE WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY.

NORTH SLOPE...A COLD FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ARCTIC COAST WILL
MOVE EAST OF BARROW SATURDAY NIGHT AND EAST OF BARTER ISLAND BY
SUNDAY EVENING. RAIN WILL MOVE EAST AHEAD OF THE FRONT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE ARCTIC COAST SUNDAY NIGHT...THEN
PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY.

WEST COAST...A STATIONARY FRONT ALONG THE WEST COAST AND SOUTH
CHUKCHI SEA COAST WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SUNDAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE SOUTH. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL
PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. PERIODS OF RAIN WILL BECOME ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS THE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS.

INTERIOR...HIGH TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE INTERIOR WILL BE 15 TO 20
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT.


COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNINGS THROUGH TUESDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY. WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE EXTENDED BEYOND TUESDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE INTERIOR. SUBSIDENCE WITH HIGH PRESSURE
IS EXPECTED TO SUPPRESS FORMATION OF THUNDERSTORMS.


&&

.HYDROLOGY...ALASKA RANGE SNOW AND GLACIER MELTING WILL LIKELY RAISE
RIVERS LEVELS DURING THE UPCOMING WEEK.


&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FOR AKZ216-AKZ217-AKZ218-AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ221-
AKZ222-AKZ223-AKZ224-AKZ225-AKZ226-AKZ227.
&&

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DA JUN 13